Australian citizenship is a person's status in relation to Australia and carries certain responsibilities and privileges. The Australian Citizenship ACT 1948 determines who holds Australian Citizenship. A person may acquire Australian Citizenship in a number of ways, for example, by birth, adoption, descent, resumption or grant of Australian citizenship (naturalisation).

Clan, tribal group or language group

A group of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who share a common language and/or clan or tribal membership.